#ask the funkin' crew

[bob-and-company]

I like ron x opheebop lol

[ask-the-fun-sized-crew]

Fun sized whitty is now open for asks

[artnrandomness]

Ask anything to my characters

You can ask the Crew from my Among Us AU and the characters from my Friday Night Funkin: Apocalypse AU anything, just as long as it's apropriate for me to answer. In case you want to know anything about my characters here are the links to their tags.

https://artnrandomness.tumblr.com/tagged/friday%20night%20funkin%3A%20apocalypse

https://artnrandomness.tumblr.com/post/671464055445340160/friday-night-funkin-mod-concept-1

https://artnrandomness.tumblr.com/tagged/among%20us

[ask-the-exe-crew]

Look Majin made breakfast, and he won’t shut up about you Sunk...whatever the plural for sunky is

Please...tell me....why in a car it’s called a shipment,while in a ship it’s called cargo

I have not slept in five days @ask-sunky-mpeg

[stxrdust-stereo]

Fucked around and made a better pinned post that’s basically just adding onto the one I had 😎

Anyways, read this before interacting. This will contain:

A lil bit of shit about me, stuff I currently want requests/asks about, some fandoms I’m in, and some ask blogs to check out.

Imma put the rest under the cut because this stuff is about to get fucking longggg. So. Please read. If you’ve visited my blog before, you don’t really have to, but it’d be cool if you read this at least like. Once. Thanks.

Hi, I’m Pocky, but most of you guys already know me on here as Error, so y’all can keep calling me that if you want. I also respond to other names as well, and if you wanna know I could probably put those here at some point? Uh. Pronouns are star/stars or they/them usually, and I am a minor. I’m also panromantic asexual. Love drawing and animating, and if you let me ramble to you about shit I will love you forever (/p) and it automatically makes you my friend because I said so.

Requests are currently open for:

Oneshots, but only for fandoms I’m in. They can be romantic or platonic, but they CANNOT be nsfw. Even if I wasn’t a minor, I wouldn’t wanna write that shit.

General drawing requests. As long as they’re sfw. I’ll even draw characters from fandoms I don’t know. If you want, I’ll even draw your characters if you give me a ref to go off.

Fandoms I’m in/will take requests for usually:

FNF

FNaF

DSaF

BatIM

HLVRAI

Undertale + AUs

My Little Pony

The Seven Deadly Sins (it’s an anime lmao)

Vocaloid

Kirby (games and anime, haven’t read the manga.)

The Henry Stickmin Collection

Deltarune

Countryhumans

If I think of more they will be added.

Some of my blogs:

FNF STUFF

Funkin’ Coffee

All of these are for joint blogs with friends, started by @mister-daybreak

@effin-coffee-ruv

@effin-coffee-pico

@effin-coffee-garcello

@effin-coffee-shadow

Shitpost AU

For a joint blogs thing with a friend, @mister-daybreak

@funkin-nerf-gun-whitty

Personal Stuff

@corrupted-russianhardbass

@quantum-realities

Cloudy Daycare AU (started, again, by @mister-daybreak)

@cloudy-daycare-ruv

(There’s more I’m just too lazy to link them all :])

A random Meta Knight blog

@the-scourge-of-darkness

DSAF THINGS

@a-better-ending-au (a joint blog with @ur-local-enby-cryptid)

@employee-jack-kennedy (joint ask blogs thing again)

@the-phone-bois

HEV SWAP (An HLVRAI AU)

@hev-swap-gordon (joint blog thing, again started by @mister-daybreak)

UNDERTALE

@mv-crew-fell (another joint blogs thing started by @mister-daybreak)

@ask-glitchy

@utmv-headcanons-for-the-brave

BATIM

@lost-sheep-nix (in association with @your-loving-prophet)

@inky-subject-nix (in association with @the-darling-king)

@chaos-studio-norman (in association with @ur-local-enby-cryptid)

FNaF

@springtrap-n-ivy (run with @mister-daybreak. Again lmao.)

There’s also @pockys-countryhuman-blog but uh. I mean check it out if you want to but I have a feeling most of you don’t want to

Sorry for tagging you so much, Bee. Just want people to know that you started and/or let me help you with all this cool shit.

[kasumi-core]

An oc development blog for Kasumi, my fnf oc. Ran by @peachypupp 

Verses (Marked ones are main verses):

#au: lil funkers ****

Her main verse atm since I’m still working on inserting her in canon. The only au where she is a significantly different age than her other aus (4 rather than 16/18) AU blog is @lilfunkers-fnf

#au: Kasumi.exe ****

A modified version of canon, takes place after week 6. Her soul is in hating sim after someone nearly kills her thanks to Sen and Spirit.

#au: Funkers Breach

Canon Divergent Fnaf: Security Breach au crossed with her lil funkers version. 8 years old.

#au: minus ****

Takes place in the minus verse where minus Sen is a prince and she is his knight. 18 years old

#au: Bsides

Kasumi’s b side version

#au: B3

Modified B3 Au where Senpai is basically Otacon from MGS and Kasumi is Snake. 18

#au: D sides

Modified au where Senpai is based on a shonen game like MHA and Kasumi is a supporting character. 16

#au: Neo ****

Mostly canon compliant aside from Senpai using the design from before 4.0. 16

#au: Soft ****

Mostly canon compliant au where Kaity is Sven’s adopted little sister. 15. Ask Blog is @dxmxn-slxyxr

#au: Saturday Night Swappin

(Swaps with Lila) Brake and Boss’ babysitter she’s pretty overprotective of them, but welcomes BF into the family with open arms.

#au: Friday Night Flippin

(Swaps with Sky) a girl who is in love with Senny and is jealous of Lemonfriend. Not because of romance or anything, she just wants to have any sort of relationship like they have bc of the hurt in her life.

#au: Starcatcher ****

#au: Starcatcher Minus ****

#au: Hellbeats

#au: Corruption

#au: Monday Dusk Monolith

The original creator of Senpai.virus who originally made him to be her little desktop assistant to keep her company. Unininfected but that could change if needed.

#au: magic mafia

Original AU by @moonlightalpha666 I just inserted Kasumi into it bc I think it would be a nice dynamic

#au: circus night funkin

Original AU by @prismtheartweirdo 

The circus’ full time knife target and part time animal caretaker (off stage), she ran away early on and considers the whole crew her family. Before they discovered her amazing talent at flinging and dodging knives, she used to run a snake charming act (a ball python mind you, he’s still around even after they retired the act bc she keeps Simba and him in great condition)

#au: Personality Swap

Original AU by @rainbow-neko-artblog

Basically a composite of Darnell and Nene, assists Badboy!Sen in his hits n stuff. Did in fact have to deal with the uberkids situation. Once in a while babysits Lemon Kid with him. 

#au: Friday Night Prayin

Original au by @tsuki-99

A demon/vampire hunter who often crosses paths with the main trio. She doesn’t mind Pico and GF since she knows they’re harmless to the general human population

#au: Crystal

A heavily separated from canon au bc the creator is a pos and I wasn’t letting such good Sen and Spirit potential go to waste

#au: Static Memories

All anyone knows about her is that she’s a patient of Heartpoint hospital and the only person she trusts is Dr Heart.

#au: Steampunk Funk

Account

Cassius’ friend/roommate/sword fighting mentor.

#au: Inventin

Account

A mad scientist in the fun way. Constantly thinking of ways to make the world better.

#au: Plush Buddies

Original AU/Inspired by: @wolftails-funkin-arts

Kasumi’s family ran a cult and attempted to use her as a sacrifice for their dark god. In an attempt to get some form of comfort, she attempted a spell to bring her beloved plush to life like she had watched the others do. Except she summoned a demon… actually scratch that she summoned the dark god they were attempting to. And he did not take kindly to how they treated such a sweet thing. After destroying the rest of them, he now possesses her doll and makes her think that her spell worked, not wanting for her to learn that the very demon that was messing with her life ended up protecting her. Demons do have morals after all.

[mrxcreepypasta1991]

For: @ask-toxic-the-yokai

New Muse!

Meet Tracy Jr. Train

Tracy Jr. Train

Driver:

• Alan Miles "Tails" Prower (Driver)

Drum Float:

• Jonathan "Sonic" Afton

• Amelia "Amy Rose" Roselyn

Aliases: Tracy

Age: Ageless

Gender: Female

Sex: Straight

Color: Red and, Yellow & Fluorescent Yellow (The lights on her can glow at nighttime)

Drum Float: Blue and Fluorescent Yellow (The lights on it can glow at nighttime too)

LED light Flags: Red, Yellow, Blue

Occupation: Main Street Electrical Parade train

Bio: Tracy Jr. is the third train in red, yellow, and (for the drum float) blue colors to resemble Team Sonic from Sonic Heroes. In 1991, this train is used for a spectacular nighttime performance. The Main Street Electrical Parade (Only located in Hurricane, Utah). Where she leads the parade units:

• Fast Food in Wonderland

• Super Mario

• Neverland (Peter Pan unit)

• Afton Jewlery Mining Co.

• Cirque Des Cartes (Cerebella and her Circus Crew [Skullgirls unit])

• The Devil's Casino float (Cuphead Unit)

• Malong (Because she can glow at night)

• Blutus (Because he can glow at night too)

• To Honor America float (1991-2019),

• Friday Night Funkin finale float (2022),

• Freddy Fazbear's Mega Pizzaplex 2nd finale float (Freddy Fazbear and his Glamrock Band) (2022),

• Cassandra Jr., July Firework & Annie of the Stars (Currently)

"The lead for the parade in 1991 used to be A legendary blue bunny fairy named Bambiana the Transylvanian Fairy leading the Train and Drum float and the rest Main Street Electrical Parade but her final performance ended perfectly with a Farewell season back in the year of 1996 as she leads with a smile and greeting for the last time before she can get back to watch over and protect Transylvania once again just like a true hero she really and actually is. Everyone will always remember the good memories back in the old days.

[ask-kail-lucario]

Nothing like doing a old rap battle, am I right? Also no hard feelings, dude. I'm positive you'll win this battle next time.

Feat. Kail & FNF Boyfriend

Artwork/Kail belongs to @ask-kail-and-crew

Lucario, Pokémon belongs to Nintendo & GAME Freak

Boyfriend (FNF), Friday Night Funkin' belongs to ninjamuffin

[hexusproductions]

do tell about the new OCs tho 👀👀

There’s a couple new ones that I’m really vibing with at the moment! They’re all still in the planning stages so I don’t have everything figured out, but I’ll explain what I do have.

I have another No Straight Roads OC who’s yet unnamed. They’re a ‘Definitely Normal Human Guy’ (gender neutral). Blonde with a really thin, almost unnaturally lanky build (if you look at Mr Bloom from DC Comics, that’s similar to what I’m going for), and they’re never seen with their eyes uncovered. He’s another NSR boss that you can fight, and he actually becomes more angelic and insect-like as the fight goes on and you make him more emotional. By the end they’re basically a writhing mass of wings, eyes, and exoskeleton. They’re really relying on their NSR gig to keep themselves afloat, and they’re actually a secret boyband fan (artists like 1010 and Q-pid make them squeal :3 ). I actually have a voice claim for this OC and it’s Rhys Darby.

I also have a joke OC I’ve gotten attached to, designed for Friday Night Funkin lol. He’s an unironic ‘sparkle dog’ furry. As you fight him it turns out that he’s not wearing a suit, he’s actually a real anthro canine, and then he turns into a full blown cerberus. It’s a little goofy but I’m 100% doing it for fun and I think it’s really funny. I have this idea that his extra heads in his cerberus form look like recoloured heads taken from other fursuits, and they’re free-floating where they would be if they were attached to the Sparkle Dog’s body.

Finally, even though I haven’t finished all of Subnautica’s story yet, I caved and made an OC. This one doesn’t have a gender figured out yet but their name is Maggot and they work on a rescue crew. Buzzcut, septum piercing, bucket hat. Chill guy but SUPER into conspiracy theories, they’ll start bringing out the corkboard and coloured string if you ask about it. Their coworkers have not had a day of peace since they found out Maggot would hypothetically romance a big scary monster.

[bob-and-company]

bob，hug opheebop up，my life need this

[ask-the-fun-sized-crew]

lets start simple what do you like to do on your spare time

[indecisive-v]

NINJAMUFFIN DOING ANOTHER AMA ON TWITTER, HERE'S MORE SHIT FOR YA! keep in mind i'm just sharing the funkin related stuff, though i am including WAAAAY more than what i shared before 👍 go check out ninja's twitter profile for questions about stuff like ritz! questions in blue, answers in orange. if yall don't wanna read everything i MIGHT make a version of this post where i replace the answers with my own summaries of em (and if the questions are long, those too)

and here's a link to the ama tweet itself! dunno if it's still goin

Q: I figure the answer will be yes but do you have more plans to implement more guest appearances from people in the newgrounds community into FNF? Or are you all gunna focus on OG lore and stuff going forward

A: for guest appearances, I think we have always seen it as getting a healthy mix of both. PERSONALLY I'd like to lean towards having more OG stuff than guest stuff, BUT it's all a matter of what other boys think of that as well. I'm not the sole person working on game!

Q: Are you gonna release the full FNF game or are you gonna be releasing week after week? Like, are you gonna release week 8 or are we gonna wait some years until The Full Ass Game comes out?

A: Release plan for FNF right now is a few more updates or whatev to the 'demo' we have out right now, and then a long silence of probably no updates whatsoever until the full game is done (which will likely be a few years). That's partly why we made kickstarter for game.

Q: Hey so like, how much will Fnf cost after it's finished? And when will you ask the supporters what they want the game on?

A: It's all subject to change, but right now it prob gonna be standard 15-25$ lil steam indie game.

We will ask Kickstarter pledgers and whatnot what they want the game on SUPER close to when its released, to keep options open if we get onto anything like a console people want.

Q: 1. how was your day

2. are you releasing a week 8 song early like week 7, or are you goin full lockdown

A: I am doing GOOD today, and I think recently I've been good in general.

up to the mood, but so far we doing good about not having anything leak or whatev, so I think it'd be fun to have update come out with people not knowing what to expect at all. Build dat intrigue

Q: Will fnf ever get official plushies?? Seems like an untapped market

A: FNF plushies will prob happen some point, we have a lot of current merch stuff on our plates already though! (Mostly kickstarter type stuff, shirts, pins, posters, and all the physical OST stuff) Its a lot to sort out, but in time more and more stuff will happen. We r jus 4 boys!

Q: did you ever expect your game to blow up as it did? what was your first reaction to seeing it become super popular

A: FNF never had a humble moment, literally day 1 before the prototype even came out, the vid on twitter had like 5K likes overnight. Then when ludum dare version came out, it got 5K likes again, like it wasnt just a fluke. Was crazy, and def felt like somethin was different wit FNF

Q: Do you plan on getting other people to come in to help with the music? That seems like a lot of work to dump on one person, what with the erect mode and whatnot.

I guess the question could apply to all aspects of development. Will you be bringing on more people to help?

A: We definitely are getting help from other people. We are always keeping an eye on people for various different things. In terms of programming, already I've gotten 2 people (MtH and Geokureli) to help with certain Week 7 stuff (charting/polish, and loading stuff). Shit like dat

Q: Oh, also, will the Steam version be Workshop compatible? That'd really help streamline the process of downloading mods.

A: Steam version of FNF will likely NOT be Steam workshop compatible, because we want all the mods to NOT be spread out through different places. There WILL be modding support that is as streamlined as Steam workshop though. Mainly for non-steam versions of the game!

Q: Are there any chances that the game will have a physical release? Also any updates on a switch port? I remember one of you guys talking/joking about it.

A: Not impossible for FNF to get a physical release. We would want to see how far we could go with it though. I think it'd be super easy to do something wit people like LimitedRun games or whatev, but I think stuff like that can only go so far. I wanna see Funkin in mf Walmart!!!!!!

not that LimitedRun isn't going to be an option! Just we consider and pursue many different things! FNF release is years away, so we have time to think about everything. Whole mindset can be different just a few months from now.

Q: Out of curiosity, how are you dealing with all the popularity? It blew up so fast id barely be able to handle it if I was in your shoes.

A: The only way I've been able to handle it is having the other boys on the crew and being able to talk to them about all the overwhelmingness.

Part of it feels very lonesome, feels like NO ONE can come close to comprehending exactly how I'm feeling, except them. also other PALS!!!

Q: Do you own any of the bootleg FNF merchandise? Like any bootleg plushies or anything?

A: i dont, i genuinely think they r a waste of money, and I know any bootleg shit that gets made, we can prob go about and make it, and make it 100x cooler because we actually put effort into shit. bootleg shit just in it for the coin, so they aint gettin that from me

Q: How did you go about getting in contact with sr pelo for skid and pumps vocals?

A: Pelo i think was familiar and pals wit PhantomArcade a bit thru various Newgrounds things and collabs and whatnot.

pelo retweeted the first OG FNF posts first ever, and brought a LOT of attention to it. to pay him back, we put skid and pump in game! ask dave for more info prob

Q: what's the plan for having the full ass game open source if it's gonna cost money? couldn't people just download the source and compile the game for free?

A: when FNF is fully released, the full source code will be released as well.

the game will be DRM free so it will be way easier for people to redistribute the released/offical .exe instead of compiling it, so that's not the issue anyways. people will pay for things if they like it

Q: What are the chances of it getting on consoles like switch or Playstation, ps5 would definitely be my preferred way to play

A: it'd be a matter of hiring someone to build out backend stuff for those specific consoles. someone who knows their way around all the wacky code stuff, AND knows console hardware stuff. Then its just a matter of hittin up those console manufacturers (Sony, Microsoft, or Nintendo)

the CLOSEST one is SWITCH. pretty much all of that backend is already made, so it just a matter of gettin all that access and shit.

i think in any case though, there's a lot of NDA stuff required, i dunno how much we'd be able to talk about it even IF we get that stuf sorted

Q: any ideas of releasing it on epic store or another platform?

A: Right now, the only thing that is 100% confirmed and WILL happen is a Steam version, itchio version, and mobile versions on respective app stores. Other storefronts aren't out of the picture though, but we don't want to spread ourselves too thin with it.

Q: Will you continue using HaxeFlixel to make the rest of FNF?

A: yes, because it is what I'm the most technically proficient in, and generally is VERY flexible. just a matter of ME becoming a better coder. It's ALL open source, so if I need something done a certain way, either I can do it, or we can hire someone to do it.

Q: have you seen game theory's videos on your game yet and if so, what do you think about them? (not talking about his predictions because i dont want spoilers. i like mystery)

A: it is always good silly fun to watch the Game Theory vids about Funkin with some pals, and see what matpat thinks of the game. i lov the vids, but wish he used my face less! Or at least used a cuter pic of me like this one!!

Q: Ok so: What does the future of FNF look like to you?

A: future of FNF is a rhythm game that not only exceeds every expectation that people have of it, but subverts most expectations and conventions as well.

Q: Do you plan on retouching on older weeks once the game is fully out? Like reanimating sprites, redoing some charting, updating the background, etc

A: retouching and probably overhauling certain aspects is almost definitely gonna happen. Everything is fluid and can be changed (and should be changed when necessary). i dont think anything should be too attached to, especially this early on in development

Q: I honestly do not care if the answer to this is vague as hell to keep surprises and shit lol but… Since Week 7 was the closest we’ll get to a playable girlfriend (still bf controlling tho), do you have plans to make girlfriend playable in spin-off things or just freeplay?

A: wouldnt be out of the picture for a playable GF, i don't think we've had some hard thing AGAINST it. just a matter of what we want out of the game, and what sort of story or whatev we could do with that concept

Q: How do BF and GF manage to meet famous newgrounds characters (such as pico, tankman and the others to come) like is this all in one universe/ timeline or are they being brought in?

A: i think they are all just there existing. i think there's a lot of wacky things in other media that try to justify crossovers, like MULTIVERSE bullshit or TIMELINE shit, but i dunno, its like subspace emissary. Captain Falcon and Olimar from Pikmin just hang out. Shit like dat

disclaimer that all lore shit is in phantomarcade head pretty much and maybe there is wacky dimensions or somethin

Q: Will the game have dlc?

A: its not too unlikely that we'd have expansions of some sort, but i mean right now we plan on packing in as much as we can into base game, and trying to make that as pure as possible.

if there is ANY dlc, i would personally want it to be 100% free updates

Q: How did you meet Phantom Arcade, Kawai Sprite, and EvilSker? And what do you think about the community and its controversies?

A: me and phantomarcade been fukin around NG for years so years and years ago we naturally crossed paths and became pals

about 2 years ago i found kawaisprites music on NG, and started talkin wit him, made Ritz wit him and we fell in lov

and evilsk8r i met cuz of FNF!!!

quik elaborate on evilsk8r, wanted artist for gamejam FNF was for (ludum dare), and OG person i asked wasnt available, so he referred me to evilsk8r, who I have never met or talked to before ever.

[rupertacton]

FUCK MY LONDON

Hermit's Cave. Sniff in the bogs. Fucking stinks in here. Camberwell Road. Corrib Bar. Watching football. Landlady said we were welcome back but not to bring any black people with us. Not in those words. Never went back. Walking past venues I played in that are no longer there. Rhythm Factory. Whitechapel Road. Round the corner. Used to be able to buy hash. Private member's club. Pool table. Foreign students. Building gone. Pint in the Castle. One end of Brick Lane. £2 in my pocket. Other end. Got food. Zoot. Beer. Still had some change. In my day this was all fields. Stewart Home. This is my home. I want to leave. Leave home. Chemical Brothers. Prodigy. Brixton Academy. No drugs. 13. Wouldn't go to see either of them now. Fuck them. Tried to get into the 4 Aces. Dalston used to scare the shit out of me. Me and Andrew went to buy an ounce and got robbed. Clapton Square. Got away with the weed but Andrew got his phone and ring nicked. Andrew convinced it was a set up. I'm still not sure. Arrested for criminal damage and possession at Caledonian Road & Barnsbury Station. The free line. Graf everywhere. Me and Mark. He was already on doing more serious stuff. Getting banged up for writing would've been silly. Bumped into him on Cambridge Heath Road. Years later. He was in an X5. Little gaff out in Essex. Kid. Still moving food but not touching it if you get what I mean. Born in Walworth. First wave gentrification. Sitting out in the garden at 6am sharing a joint with one of the Birmingham Six. Reading Ballard. Under the Westway. Subterranea. Black Star and Company Flow. MCD and Scratch Perverts supporting. Mainly crushing fucking boredom though. Africa Centre. Hour of jungle at the end of Funkin' Pussy. Listening to Rudimentary Peni. Carcass. Blak Twang. Rodney P. Heartless Crew. Upfront FM. Fuck it. Listing stuff. I'm sitting in the Barbican. Working. Listening in to an American man having a conversation with an English woman. I sort of hate them. They are probably alright. Vacuous pricks. The lot of us. St James' C of E primary school. Bermondsey. Jamaica Road. Everyone white. Almost. Everyone racist. Almost. What the fuck happened there? Used to play out on the Arnold Estate near the community centre my mum helped found. Found a load of porn out back. Awakenings. You can get a St John Bakery custard donut there now. Arches used to be full of garages. Cut and shut. Dennis was a ticket tout. Got us tickets to the '93 Semi-Final. In the fucking Spurs end. I was in an Arsenal shellsuit. Scarf. Cap. Got let in the Arsenal end. Grew up watching Palace. Everyone at school was Millwall or Liverpool. Why the fuck do I support Arsenal? Questions. Didn't grow up but I got old. Long nightwalks. Getting robbed in broad daylight on my own street. Kids from Kid's Company. Wallet full of cash I couldn't really tell anyone about. My sister wanted to go down there with a kitchen knife. In the end they apologised. Sent a cheque. We all make mistakes. Always carry a glass Lucozade bottle. Middle class grunger to middle class wannabe badman but I never wanted to be anything. Books. So many books. Art was everywhere. Went to Sensation. Load of shit obviously but exciting. Southbank. Mid to late 90's. Never skated. Legendary names. Benjobe. Tom Penny. Hardcore. Hip-hop. Rapping. Kope was working at A1 Stores on Wooly. Bag full of spraypaint. I never painted. Different sort of writing. Exploration. I'm not an urban explorer. Follow the Thames. Richmond to Teddington. Tower Bridge to East India Dock. Trinity Buoy Wharf. Sitting in a lighthouse all day. Hungover. Got chased through Broadway Market. Years before the farmers showed up. London is tiny if your postcode limits your movement. Escape. Fiction is liberating. The truth won't set you free. George Davis is innocent. Frankie Fraser on the 12 bus with his little dog. Chatting to my mum. Richardson's club house and torture chamber on a quaint little square just off Camberwell Road. Pet shop that used to stink of skunk. Dangerous dogs out front. This is what you're moving into. The ghosts will catch up with you. The past is never really the past. I'm past it. Read too many conspiracy theories. Canary Wharf as a beacon of occult energy. Hawksmoor Churches. All mainstream. Pick up the info in Waterstones in the London section. Make up your own myths. Smoking DMT in Blythe Hill Fields. London breathing. Viewpoints. Greenwich Park. Primrose Hill. Parliament Hill. Lunchtime. Out of the stockroom. Packing records all day. Enough to make you hate music. Where's the glamour? Guestlist is standard. Why the fuck would you pay to watch music? I still love it. Astoria. Gone. Plastic People. Gone. We went downstairs and when we went back out everything was covered in snow. Walking back. D Double E and Footsie. Legends. Tubby on decks. I think. All blends into one. But the snow. That happened. Stayed in Hackney. Walked back along a white carpet. These moments we live for. Put up with all the shit. I never really took photos. Stopping traffic at Elephant & Castle roundabout after getting run over. Black cab driver wanting to make sure I was alright. Asked what football team I support. Told him. Said he'd leave me in the road if it was up to him. Banter. Fucked up my Helly Hansen. Driver had no insurance. I told him to drive off but everyone made him stay. Writing is alchemy. You don't have to believe me. Planning is alchemy. London is being remixed. New block of flats named after the pie and mash shop on Westmoreland Road. Some attempt at continuity. Don't worry about me. It's everyone else. The search for authenticity is futile. Tayyabs. Lahore. Needoo. The holy trinity. But don't kid yourself. You can't eat your way to an understanding of lived experience. I'm sitting across the road from Madame Tussauds. This is authentic London even if you think it isn't. Some of my best friends are northerners. GO HOME. Get out while you can. I grew out of the fear of other areas. I moved. I walk from Lesnes Abbey to Grove Park on the Green Chain with my uncle. I walk from Finsbury Park to Alexandra Palace on the Parkland Walk with my girlfriend. I walk from Limehouse Basin to Island Gardens to Greenwich to Southwark Park with my mate. I walk from my flat to Walthamstow Marshes via the Olympic Park with myself. Memories shadowing every step. An egret and a heron near Stratford Westfield. I'm convinced we're all going to die in a shopping centre. Kingdom Come. Every witness appeal tells a story. Pain. Tragedy. I was watching Therapy? at Brixton Academy when the second riot happened. A venue full of pale faced teenagers insulated from an outpouring of justified anger. I performed with the guy who is supposed to have started the first Brixton riot. When the whole city rioted I walked up the back of Walworth Road watching kids hide stuff in bins. No one even noticed me. This is England. Wembley. Norway. Such a terrible match. The people behind me and my dad making monkey noises whenever Paul Ince touched the ball. Turned me off England for life. I couldn't even enjoy Euro '96. Arch contrarian. Of course I disagree. Got my bank account emptied and lost about £140 of other people's money getting robbed on Churchill Estate. Never trust someone who has just come out of prison for kidnap who says they can get some good food for a good price. Lesson learned. Two kids on the N68 tried to move me up. This was much later. I was wearing a Stone Island. I think they thought I was balling. I'd spent the night doing other people's sniff. I had a shit phone and an Ipod. I explained. We left on good terms. Lesson learned. Even where I used to sign on is gone. RIP Camberwell Job Centre. I fucking hated you but I miss you. Monday night football at the Petchey Academy saved my life. Made me a better person. The Shacklewell before it was cool. When it was cool. Saw Rodigan out back. Felt like a proper shubs. The Haggerston when it was Uncle Sam's. Live jazz. Terrible pints. Sitting in a Polo. UKG. Smoking draw. Just driving around. My room in the attic full of smoke. Entire house stinking. So many lost years. Round to Len's after a night out. Get the chop out. Staggering home. 8am. Mouth so dry. Lying in bed. Zoot in the ashtray. Bottle of water. Normal weekend. The Gramaphone. Commerical Street. Gone. Rushing. Hudson Mohawke and Rustie. Insanely strong pills. Up to the tubes for a weird after party. Everywhere will go soon. Corsica Studios. Summer of ket. Spangled in the smoking area. That rave in Hackney Wick. Bouncer wearing a bally. I was sick into a ballon. I was falling in love. Never wanted a relationship before that. Football. Drugs. Music. Books. Art. Masturbation. Very occasional sex. That was enough for me. I was kidding myself. Obviously. You pick and choose memories. You order the moments. You try to create a coherent picture. There is no coherent picture. Nothing to see here. Move along. First football match. Palace. Millwall. Punch ups in the family enclosure. Scary as fuck. LOVED IT. Grown men screaming cunt. Just got a text saying Whitechapel Bell Foundry is closing. My London is over. Fucked. Done. You can keep it. Do what you want with it. I don't care. If I don't care then why am I crying?

THE CUNTS, FREAKS, CRIMINALS, BOHEMIANS, NAZIS, NUTCASES, IMMIGRANTS, COMMIES, TRAMPS, ARTISTS, VANDALS, MUSICIANS, SHOTTERS, MIDDLE CLASSES, WHITES, BLACKS, WORKING CLASSES, TOFFS, GAYS, CHANCERS, BANKERS, BARROW BOYS, STALLHOLDERS, STAKEHOLDERS, LADS, CASUALS, RUDEBOYS, ANARCHISTS, BELL MAKERS, DRUGGIES, BARISTAS, RAVENS, BEEFEATERS, TOURISTS ETC. ARE ALL GONE. DONE. FUCK MY LONDON.

[jazzworldquest-blog]

USA: Brian Culbertson’s “Colors” comes alive

Brian Culbertson’s “Colors” comes alive

The electric entertainer captured his hit-filled Colors of Love Tour in Las Vegas for his first live concert video that dropped Valentine’s Day as a stunning Blu-ray and double CD.

LOS ANGELES (15 February 2019): Fans have been asking multi-instrumentalist hitmaker Brian Culbertson for years, ���When are you going to put out a concert video?” As the dynamic performer rolled out his elaborate Colors of Love Tour on a 77-show, 14-week journey last year, he knew he had to capture the magic. Filmed during his stop in the neon city, “Colors of Love Tour – Live in Las Vegas” was released by BCM Entertainment on Valentine’s Day as a Blu-ray disc and two-disc CD through Culbertson’s site (www.BrianCulbertson.com). Amazon also has the CD set available now and will soon list the Blu-ray. Digital fans can obtain the audio version now from all major digital retail outlets.

   “I’ve been aspiring to finally film a concert and for this tour, I knew we had an impressive-looking show and a great-sounding band. It’s the most visual show I’ve ever created in terms of the lighting, video elements and wardrobe. It’s stunning. Once the tour started, I knew we had to film it somehow,” said Culbertson about his first live concert video.

The 2018 spring/summer trek was mounted in support of the “Colors of Love” album, a romantic release that dropped last Valentine’s Day and was inspired by Culbertson’s 20th wedding anniversary. In addition to showcasing the bouquet of love songs from the intimate collection, Culbertson constructed a generous three-act set list comprised of more than two hours of music culled from his extensive catalogue of Billboard No. 1 hits and fan favorites. With the first and third acts centered on the amorous material from “Colors of Love” along with similarly-themed library cuts, the second act is a high-energy, get-down-tonight funk set. Culbertson holds down the keyboards, grand piano, trombone and vocals, sharing the stage and spotlight with his five-piece band – Marqueal Jordan (saxophone, vocals and percussion), Eddie Miller (keyboards, organ and vocals), Tyrone Chase (guitar), Joewaun Scott (bass) and Chris Miskel (drums). They are joined by special guest vocalist Noel Gourdin along with comedic bits from Sinbad that separate each act. 

Three video screens adorned the stage projecting Sinbad’s comedy sketches, a fun cartoon sequence that accompanies the performance of “Mile Sauce,” and photos of Culbertson’s wife, Michelle, and Culbertson’s collaborators, Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Bootsy Collins. Helmed by award-winning television producer-director Scott Sternberg in his first full-length concert video, the production utilized ten cameras to film the concert that took place at the Aliante Casino last May. The two-and-a-half-hour performance was lensed in its entirety with the video offering 26 songs plus bonus features, including “BC Medley” from 2016’s Funk! Tour Live, an in-studio performance of “Through the Years,” a solo piano performance of “All My Heart” shot live at SiriusXM, the “Mile Sauce” cartoon, and a commentary track from Culbertson and Miskel.

“The ‘Colors of Love’ album is personal and intimate, so we set out to create a show and video that tells a more personal story. The videos and photos on stage, like the pictures of my wife who inspired the music I wrote, is part of that. Scott (Sternberg) and his crew used unique camera angles so that it feels like you’re on stage with the band when you watch the video. It’s much more up close and personal than most concert videos,” said Culbertson.

Although Culbertson knew early on that he wanted to film the production, what he didn’t know initially was the how and where. After financial backing arrived upon sharing his creative vision for the project, he looked at the itinerary and circled the two-night stand in Las Vegas.

“I earmarked the Vegas dates because I knew the venue has great in-house lighting that would look amazing on camera. We recorded the audio from both nights to have as a backup, but the film crew shot only the one show, so we had to nail it in one take,” said Culbertson.

The video opens with Culbertson walking the Vegas strip filmed overhead by a drone. “I wanted viewers to feel like they are in Las Vegas. It was important for the opening to establish that feeling and location,” said Culbertson. “After we shot the concert, I put on my silver-sequined jacket and we drove the strip at midnight to shoot additional footage for the opener. I can’t wait for people to see the video. It’s really exciting energy.”

To view the trailer for “Colors of Love Tour – Live in Las Vegas,” click https://bit.ly/2OFW1Kp.        

The songs included on the Blu-ray and CD are:

ACT 1

“Love Transcended”

“It’s On Tonight”

“Another Love”

“I Want You”

“Wear It Out”

“You’re My Music” featuring Noel Gourdin

“I Could Get Used To This”

“All About You”

“Hookin’ Up”

“Somethin’ Bout Love”

“Through The Years”

“Colors of Love”

Sinbad – “Kinda Pimpish”

ACT 2

“Feelin’ It”

“Funkin’ Like My Father”

“Always Remember”

“Been Around The World”

“Damn, I’m Hungry”

“Mile Sauce”

“Got To Give It Up”

“Hollywood Swinging”

“Play That Funky Music”

Sinbad – “I’m Black Dangit, 100%”

ACT 3

“Secret Garden”

“Michelle’s Theme”

“On My Mind”

“Colors of Love Reprise”

“Our Love” 

           For more information, please visit http://www.brianculbertson.com.

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[bob-and-company]

another question, this is for everyone instead of just bob this time, so, if bob is running for president, then who is running for vice president? i’d assume it’d be opheebop or ron, i’m just intrested.

They’re at each other throats… huh

[bob-and-company]

yo do you guys think ron looks like this？（shit post waring）

Bob saw the glow up that Ron had, opheebop imagined past Ron being what Bob described him as

Arashi loves Ron the way he is

Little Man is kind of jealous